afternic.com Banning sex and gambling

[MobileDesigner]

Im gonna take my names off. You wanna join me? :tea:

I think that they are becoming religious with their idea. What they failed to remember is that not all of us are from the same country, let alone, same religion. This is business. Just like sex, war, gambling, etc.....blah, blah, you get what Im saying, right?

 

[whitebark]

Capitalism will triumph in the end. Another existing company will pick up the slack or a new one will spring forth. Adult, gambling, and other 'questionable' domains/content will always have a market.

 

[Ian]

What they failed to remember is that not all of us are from the same country, let alone, same religion.

Good point. In the end, it is Afternic that would lose revenue to other companies e.g Sedo. This is a chance for start up companies to gain some ground!

 

[Digital Address]

The Collins brothers had little choice but to remove all the sex and gambling domains when they did!! They were probably already in talks--at that particular moment!--with NameMedia about the possible sale of their business and NameMedia, which had previously cleaned up its own act at BuyDomains, would certainly be interested in making itself more attractive to investors when it finally goes public!!

 

[domain_investor]

Just got this in my email:

Dear Members,

There has been a big change at Afternic this month. The official announcement is included below. Roger and I thank all members for your loyal support through the last few years. We are both excited about staying with Afternic and believe that service and the opportunity to sell your names are going to continue to improve. Afternic is now a part of an organization with the largest and best domain sales staff in the world. There are many things that we can and will do now to promote this marketplace that were beyond our reach before. Look forward to great things ahead.

There is already an immediate benefit to members who are parking with Afternic. We have joined with ActiveAudience as our house parking provider to offer the best paying parking program available. If you are currently parking your domains with us, thank you. I hope you enjoy the improved payouts. If you have not yet tried our parking, or have not tried it in a long time, please give it a try.

NameMedia Acquires Afternic

Waltham, MA -- 11/28/2006 - NameMedia, the industry leader in Direct Search and Premium Domain Name Sales, today announced that it has acquired Afternic, Inc., the industry's pioneer marketplace for the resale of domain names. Afternic will join with BuyDomains, NameMedia's existing domain name marketplace, in creating the leading platform for the domain aftermarket. Afternic enjoys a strong following in the domain name resale and service marketplace, and is recognized for superior customer service and innovative sales strategies. Afternic's Domain Name Marketplace has in excess of 1.8 million premium domains available for purchase supported by complementary products such as a domain name appraisal service, a domain purchase assistance team; secure domain name escrow services, and a platform for generating advertising revenue for domain owners.

"The Afternic acquisition advances our leadership position in creating an efficient marketplace for small and medium businesses to acquire domain names and insure a compelling digital identity," said Pete Lamson, the Senior Vice President for NameMedia's marketplace business.

Roger and Michael Collins, Afternic's executive team, will remain as leaders of the Afternic business. "We are excited by our new association with NameMedia and BuyDomains," said Roger Collins, Afternic's General Manager. "NameMedia is the fastest growing and best managed company in our industry. Our combined offerings, along with planned future products and services, will offer many benefits to our shared customers".

Lamson said that NameMedia intends to maintain both the Afternic and BuyDomains brands and trading platforms. Afternic members will continue to experience the same level of service and value to which they are accustomed. The terms of the deal were not disclosed, and Afternic will remain in its Florida headquarters.

About NameMedia

NameMedia is the industry leader in Direct Search and the marketplace for premium domain names. The company leverages the power of Direct Search through a proprietary publishing platform that creates revenue-generating search destinations, including the company's network of vertical online properties in over 100 categories that include travel, finance, dating, health, shopping and technology. NameMedia also has the industry's largest marketplace for buying and selling premium domain names. NameMedia is a privately-held, venture-backed, rapidly growing company headquartered outside Boston in Waltham, Massachusetts. For more information, visit www.namemedia.com.

So, they didn't want my Viruses.cc

Dirty minds! Did they forget about computer viruses and the bird flu?